Bird Xotcs. LIT 



Hnsh, and the bottom of the nest was not more than eifihteen 

 inches from the ground. A hirge gum creek is within two 

 mih^s of til is nest. 



Bird Notes. 



MARCH, 1922. 

 I>v 'I. ^^^ .AIki.lok, Locki.kvs. 



Tliis season lias been one of tlie busiest on I'ecord in tl<i* 

 bird worhl at J^oi-kU\vs and tlie Keedbcds geiu'rallv. thert' being 

 large nundiers of birds about, especially llonev-eaters and 

 I'arrakeets. The native blue gums { HiicdJt/ptiis hncoji/hm), 

 being in full tlower, attact many birds. A solitary (Jalali or 

 Kose-breasted Cockatoo ( /!/V>/o/>/n<.s rosccditillii.s ) made tlii' for 

 est trees ring with its loud, piercing sci-eeclics. and that it fouml 

 enough food was i)i-ovpd by the long stay it made. On .Mai-cli 

 IT) it departed, in coni]»any with five other (lalahs that ha[)pi'n('(l 

 to come this way. A Port Lincoln I'arrot { /idiiKirdiiis 

 zonariHs) jiut in an appearance at Lockleys the same day as 

 the first (lalaii, but did not stay. Large nund)ers of Vellow- 

 winged Llonev-eaters { }frli()rnis nordr-JioUdiKlidc subdssiiiii- 

 //.S' ) came and have been here e\'er since. These birds were ]>len 

 tiful years ago, Imt have gradually decreased in nund)ers. The 

 lilack-chinned Honey -eater { McliiJncptiis i/iiJaris loffu'i) has 

 been calling \'igorously. ]>lack-faced Cuckoo-shrikes {('(fniciiKi 

 iiordc-JioUdiididc iiichi iiops ) were to be seen in the red gums. 

 In March a 'Regent H(mey-eatei- { XdiitJioini.z'd phriifiid trcf/cl- 

 Jiisi) was seen, this being the second occasion on which these 

 birds have visit<Ml the distri<-t, the first time being on .Kpril 29. 

 1!)!!). Then they were extremely plentiful, but this yeai- they 

 came in ones and twos. T noted them e\"ery day until .March 9, 

 since when nothing has been seen of them. 



March Tj. — A (Joshawk {[hospiza fdscidi iis ^ came worrying 

 the ]toultry in the yard, but soon disajiiteared on being dis- 

 turbed, and it was chased by flocks of the Eurojtean Starlings. 



Another put in an appearance on .Mai'ch 10. 



On .March 5 noted several lMi)its or (Jround Lai'ks {AiilhN-'< 

 dii.sfrdJis ddcJdidciisis] on the open gi-ass land. 



^Lircli S. — A pail' of ("hestnut-eai-ed Finches (Tdciiiopiff/id 

 rdfttdii<)fis\ were in the |)onltry yard selecting feathers for 

 nest ing. 



.Mai-ch '.(.-Noted the Little Falcon [lUilco loiKji p< n)ih\ 

 unusually activi^ in the fields where timber is thick, and I have 

 ■seen it about during' the month. 



